Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-26
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The Remarkable Historical Essay Written b!
John n. Eby, OF the Ysatss Institute.
The following essay was written by Johr
H. Eby, the thirteen. year old son Of Simon
P. kby, esq. Tho lad is a student Of Yeatel
Institute. and it, production exhibits remark
able precocity.
do not like the Romano. They were q
cruel and barbarous nation. This ID shown
by their mann ors and customs, and their CON
duct In war, ut home and abroad. Even
their smusements were cruel They bod
gladiatorial shows in which men fought and
killed each other with the cestus or the sword.
They had csptives fight lions and wild ele.
phants. These cruel shows were given "a
please the people, and to get their votes and
were got up and paid for BY those who wanted
to be elected to Office, which was really
brlbing the people to vote for them.
The Greeks had games which exercised
the body and mind, but did not kill those
engaged In them. They had quoit throwing,
wrestling, boxing, running matches and
chariot races. Their games were given by
strength and endurance, and not q bribs to
be elected to high offices.
In war the Romans were oowardly and
treacherous, and won generally by under.
handed means. When they were pressed
hard or taken ct disadvantage they would
run away or make . treaty which they broke
~ soon q they could take their enemy un.
swares. They did not keep their word and
even the famous tenth legion with the great
Cmaar among them ct one time .kedaddlsd
When they took cities they rased them to
the ground and killed their inhabitants or
sold them into slavery. Their boastsd
navies Rugged the coasts and were driven BY
Quite different from them were the Greeks.
When they made war they never marked
the course OF their conquest by smoulderinR
ruins or . deserted and Tavaged country.
Az members Of the Amphictyonic League
others town: or cut OF he running water
from them. And they kept their oathA
They were far more brave and patriotic than
the Romans. They seldom turned their
backs to their enemies but died on the ground
three hundred. They were never guilty OF
o. mean . trick - M. Porcius Cato who
butchered the Spaniards after they had sur.
rendered their arms on promise that he
would not harm them but take them to q
The common people OF Rome were not ID.
ucated. They were . hooting mob, always
wanting to 60 to the games; or lighting
about elections They were only good for
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broad at the oircussa. they expected to bs
fed by the government or by the leaders
whom they followed to war.
The common people OF Greece were edu.
Gated to love their country and TO read and
write Where they had votes thev cast them
for what they thought best for their country.
In their punishments the Romans used
the most cruel and bsrbarous modeA They
crucided their criminals pitched them over
the Tsrpeian rock, and Nero even tied some
OF the Christians TO stakes and covered them
with tar and lit them for torches in his
garden. The Greeks decapitated, or gave
them hemiock to drink.
The Greek poets and bards wrote and nanR
OF the glory OF their country for the love b
country. Their oracles gave their answer
which were given In verse. Their architect
ure and sculpture are models still for imita
ton.
Rome had no such Law givsrs - Lycurgus,
Solon or Cloisthenes. No philosophers like
Socrates and Plato and Athens Was the 20
knowledged seat of learning.
The Aeneid Of Virgil was written to dattel
and gain the favor OF Agustus Cesar. And
| the Commentaries OF julius CBAar are eli u
praise OF himself and full OF lies.